I need help figuring out how to fix this code.

[Jaime Wyant]

On 6/28/05, Nathan Pinno <falcon3166 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>   Hi all,
> 
[snip!]

It looks like your indentation is off for the if statement.  It should
be aligned with the "name = raw_input" statement above it.

Also, elif name == ["Madonna", "Cher"]: will never evaluate to true. 
Assume someone enters "guido" for their name, then you're doing this
comparison.

"guido" == ["Madonna", "Cher"]

A string will never equal a list.  Now, a string could be in a list.

if name in ("Madonna", "Cher"):
    print "Sorry, you can't come in."

hth,
jw

>   #This program asks for a password, then asks for the user's name after the
> correct password has been supplied. The computers response will vary,
>   # depending on the name inputted.
>   print "Program Author: Nathan Pinno"
>   print "ID# 2413448"
>   print
>   print "Program 3 - Loops and IF Conditions"
>   print
>   password = raw_input("Type in the password, please: ")
>   while password != "hello":
>       print "Incorrect password!"
>   print "Welcome to the second half of the program!"
>   name = raw_input("What is your name, please? ")
>       if name == "Nathan":
>           print "What a great name!"
>       elif name == ["Madonna", "Cher"]:
>           print "May I have your autograph please!"
>       else
>           print name,", that's a nice name!"
> 
>   What's wrong with the code? How do I fix it, so that it works?
> 
>   Thanks,
>   Nathan Pinno
>   http://www.npinnowebsite.ca/
>